After the proposals of the general Tian Lubo and the general Huan Ba of Wu were successively vetoed by Liu Bi, the king of Wu, the future of the Wu-Chu coalition was undoubtedly cast a thick shadow.

It's just that in the following half a month, the Wu-Chu coalition army led by Liu Biao personally won successive battles on the journey to the west, which gradually boosted the morale of the rebels, who were originally a little uneasy.

——There is a great general Tian Lubo personally commanded, and the junior general Huan Ba took the lead, charging into battle, all the local counties and counties that stood in front of the Wu-Chu coalition army were killed and crushed!

In just half a month, the Wu-Chu coalition army that set out from Pengcheng, the capital of Chu, broke through dozens of cities one after another;

Even Liu Hansheji's 'ancestral land', Fengpei, was easily broken by the proud soldiers under Liu Bi!

When the news came out, it was a great earthquake in the world, and the court was furious!

Just one month later, less than ten days after the second month of spring, nearly 400,000 soldiers and horses of the Wu-Chu coalition army led by Liu Wei officially entered the territory of Liang.

After the rebels stepped into the Liang State, the situation still did not change much.

In order to help the Liang city defend against the rebels, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, sent troops one after another to build a defensive line in the eastern part of Liang;

However, in the face of more than 300,000 rebels led by Liu Wei, the king of Wu, the reinforcements sent by Liu Wu, the king of Liang, did not play a big role.

On the 15th day of the second month of spring, the rebels of Wu Chu arrived at the Thorn Wall south of Suiyang, and within a few days, they killed tens of thousands of defenders of Liu Wu, the king of Liang, on the Thorn Wall, and the rebels' soldiers finally appeared outside Suiyang City.

——In Suiyang City, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, rewarded the soldiers, lifted the morale of the army, and waited for him;

Outside Suiyang City, more than 300,000 soldiers and horses of the Wuchu rebel army were standing in a row, ready to attack.

Just when the war was about to break out, the Chang'an court finally 'realized it later' and began to prepare for sending troops to increase Suiyang.

It's just that at the same time, there was a news from the distant Qi Kingdom, which made the ministers of the Han family who appeared in the Xuanshu Hall blush inexplicably.

It was Tianzi Qi, who was also angry by the news that was suddenly transmitted back, and vomited several mouthfuls of old blood······

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Weiyang Palace, Xuanshu Palace.

The Son of Heaven sat on the royal couch, his face like water;

The courtiers and officials sat on the side of the hall in order, and from time to time they would scatter their tentative eyes to the Son of Heaven on the royal couch.

There was silence for a long time, and only then did a faint conversation gradually sound among the courtiers on the side of the hall.

"-Zhouqiu, what is the way to come from?"

"In the past, I have never heard of such a fierce general under King Wu's account?"

A heart-wrenching inquiry immediately caused the people on the side to shake their heads and smile bitterly, and their tones were also full of helplessness.

"It is said that it is this Zhou Qiu, which is the Qi State Xia Pi (pī) people's clan;"

"I committed a crime in my early years, so I fled from Xiapi to Wu and became Liu Bi's doorman."

"On weekdays, Zhou Qiu doesn't have any good virtues, either selling wine in the market, or messing with merchants and others."

"So Liu Wei has always disliked Zhou Qiu, and even has some disgust."

"In the first month of spring, Liu Bi made an incident in Guangling, and all the disciples were appointed as generals and captains;"

"Only this Zhou Qiu was deliberately forgotten by Liu Bi ······"

Whispered the news he had learned, and the person who opened his mouth subconsciously turned his head sideways and looked at the Son of Heaven on the imperial steps;

When he saw the gloomy face of Tianzi Qi, the man quietly stopped talking and lowered his head silently.

But then, the conversation was picked up by a small official of about 600 stones.

"That's true."

"When Liu Bi led the army to cross the Huaishui and join Liu Wu, Zhou Qiu went to find Liu Bi."

"Zhou Qiu said to Liu Bi: I know that I don't have good virtues, so the king doesn't let me be a general, and I will never dare to be resentful."

"I only hope that the king will give me a talisman and let me go to Xiapi alone;"

"Because I am from Xiapi, there are many people I know in Xiapi, and I may have the opportunity to kill the Xiapi County Commander and do something useful for the king······"

With the words of another person, the courtier train on the west side of the hall also sounded a sigh.

There is no need for the man to continue to talk about what is going on.

——Seeing that Zhou Qiu did not stretch out his hand to ask for someone, but only asked for a worthless talisman from himself, Liu Bi, the king of Wu, readily agreed.

After getting the Fu Festival, Zhou Qiu did return to his hometown alone, as he said: Xiapi.

What happened after that was a bit surprising, and even made people all over the world feel a little unexpected······

"Zhou Qiu, originally just one of Liu Fei's guests;"

"But with Liu Bi's runes, he can kill that idiot in Xia Pi Ling!"

"--In one night, he gathered more than 30,000 people and became a rebel army under his command!"

"After that, Zhou Qiu, such a 'guest of King Wu', with 30,000 people in Xiapi, actually fought all the way to Chengyang Kingdom!"

"More than 100,000 soldiers and horses were gathered along the way!"

"Even Lieutenant Chengyang was defeated by Zhou Qiu's more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in one fell swoop, and he was defeated and died!!"

After being silent for a long time, the roar of the Son of Heaven suddenly sounded on the royal couch, making the courtiers and officials in the palace subconsciously shrink their necks!

But I saw that on the royal couch, above the gloomy face of the Son of Heaven Qiben, he was already shocked and murderous at this moment.

"Who can tell me!"

"-This Zhou Qiu, which kind of soldier's protégé is it?!"

"Or, is it a magistrate appointed by me, a lieutenant of a county, who can't even resist such a doorman who sells alcohol for a living!!

There was another roar full of rage, which finally made the courtiers and officials in the palace all bow their heads in shame, not daring to face the sudden monstrous anger of Tianzi Qi.

There is no doubt about it: what Zhou Qiu did in the past period of time was like a round slap on the face of everyone in the Chang'an court, including Tianzi Qi!

A mere doorman who sells wine for a living and has eyebrows with businessmen and lowly households will rebel against the whole Xiapi!

even finally gathered an army of more than 100,000 people, and forced the lieutenant Chengyang appointed by the central government of Chang'an to defeat his troops to life and death······

It is no exaggeration to say: This incident alone is enough to make the court prince who recommended the lieutenant of Chengyang at the beginning be infamous as a 'unknown person';

And when such infamy made Zhou Qiu, a little person, achieve such an appalling 'achievement', the person who recommended Lieutenant Chengyang could already go home quietly and 'keep his dignity'.

Thinking of this, the eyes of the courtiers and officials immediately looked at the front of the court, sitting on the figure behind Prime Minister Shen Tujia.

——Since the advent of "Cutting Feudal Policies", the princes of the Qi family and the Huainan family, among them, have all been recommended by the internal historian······

"Hey!"

"I intended to use this method to monitor the actions of the princes and kings and control the military power of the princes and kings;"

"But in the end, something like this happened······"

"Now, Your Majesty won't still protect Chao wrong, right?"

Feeling behind him, there were malicious and even gloating glances, but Chao Cuo still had a look of wandering, and knelt indifferently in place;

It's like the lieutenant of Chengyang Kingdom, who was killed by the traitor Zhou Qiu after only one year in office, has nothing to do with Chao Cuo.

And in front of Chao Cuo, looking up at the royal couch, and seeing that the Prime Minister Shen Tujia, who was still full of anger, finally stood up at this moment.

stretched out his hand, supported by his nephew beside him, and slowly got up from his seat;

Walking to the center of the hall step by step, Shen Tu Jia broke free from the support of his son and nephew, and bowed to the Son of Heaven on the royal couch.

"Your Majesty······"

"The minister thinks that His Majesty doesn't need to be too angry about Zhouqiu······"

Speaking in an extremely slow tone, Shen Tujia couldn't help but sigh a little, adjusting his disordered snort slightly;

When Tianzi Qi's face was a little angry, Shentu Jiacai slowly straightened up again and gently persuaded Tianzi Qi.

"Zhou Qiu is indeed just a villain who sells wine for a living and mingles with businessmen."

"But Your Majesty must know: Zhou Qiu was able to kill the Xiapi County Order because there were many villains as despicable as Zhou Qiu in Xiapi."

"——These people don't know what the righteousness of the family and country is, and they don't know what loyalty, filial piety and shame are;"

"Just because Liu Bi made a promise of 'generous gifts', he colluded with Zhou Qiu and designed to kill Xiapi, so that Zhou Qiu could bring all the more than 30,000 people in Xiapi under his command."

"After that, Zhou Qiu led these more than 30,000 people to continue north, and it was the same reason: there were many villains, moved by Liu Wei's promise, and they vied with Zhou Qiu to join the rebel army······"

Speaking in a flat tone, or even a little too flat, Shen Tujia turned his head slightly and glanced at the mistake on the side of the hall;

Seeing that Chao Cuo still looked like a walking corpse, Shen Tujia had no choice but to shake his head and sigh, and continued to talk about Zhou Qiu.

"These villains who are treacherous in the face of interests and are willing to become rebels under the command of Zhou Qiu are all local heroes of Qi State."

"When such a thing happened, it can only prove that in the past, when the court forcibly requisitioned the local heroes to Guanzhong in accordance with the 'Lingyi system' formulated by Emperor Taizu Gao, the princes and kings of Qi did not abide by the rules of the court;"

"Because of the protection of the princes of Qidi, these heroes were able to get away with it, continue to fish and eat the people in Qidi, and in the end, became Zhouqiu's accomplices."

"Therefore, Your Majesty should not blame the Lieutenant of Chengyang Country who has sacrificed his life for the country because of Zhou Qiu;"

"There is no need to blame the person who recommended Lieutenant Chengyang for this."

Speaking of which, Shen Tujia did not forget to take another look at Chao Cuo;

After that, he bowed to the Son of Heaven at the top.

"What Your Majesty should really blame is those who ignore the edict of Emperor Taizu Gao, disobey the system of Lingyi, and protect those local tyrants, so that they can not be moved into Guanzhong."

"-After all, before, the King of Chengyang explicitly rejected the proposal of the kings of Qi to 'raise troops';"

"In the face of the hundreds of thousands of rebels led by Zhou Qiu, Lieutenant Chengyang only had more than 10,000 palace guards, but he still fought to the death and sacrificed his life for the country;"

"In the minister's opinion, the dead Lieutenant Chengyang is enough to be regarded as loyal to the country······"

As these words came out, Shen Tujia's old and tired face also swelled up with a little of the same look;

It seems that even if he is dying old, as long as he can still shine for the temple and Sheji, Shen Tujia can still support this old bone and 'fight for Sheji for another three years'.

On both sides of the hall, the courtiers and officials who heard Shen Tujia's words were a little surprised in addition to regret.

It's a pity, naturally, after Shen Tujia's 'exculpation' words, he recommended the mistake of the Chengyang lieutenant, and there is a high probability that he will escape the punishment of Tianziqi.

What is surprising is that Shen Tujia was incompatible with Chao Cuo in the past, but today in the matter of Zhou Qiu, he excused Chao Cuo?

"Hmm······"

"Yes;"

"The prime minister's temperament has always been like this."

"——No personal grievances are as important as the temple and the community."

"After all, the prime minister and Chao Cuo have no personal grudges, but they just had a dispute because of "Cutting the Domain".

"It's just a pity that I made a mistake and escaped again······"

The courtiers and officials each shook their heads and sighed, regretting that Chao Cuo had 'escaped death' again, and the anger on the face of the Son of Heaven finally gradually dissipated.

Talking about Zhou Qiu alone, it is really annoying.

- Liu Bi casually sent a doorman, and he could wreak havoc on half of the Qi country alone;

If you send a serious general, then you still have to do it?

But if you think about it carefully, it is still the truth that Shen Tujia said: it was not the 'incompetent' Lieutenant Chengyang who made Zhou Qiu successful, but those Qi Di Haoqiang who were able to escape the system of Lingyi because of the protection of the kings of Qidi.

Of course, if this is the case, it is still not enough to make the Son of Heaven angry;

What really made Tianzi Qi have the idea of 'there is really no need to be angry' in his heart was actually Zhou Qiu's matter, which basically had no impact on the overall situation.

At present, the Wu-Chu coalition army led by Liu Bi, the king of Wu, has already approached Suiyang City, and the decisive battle is about to break out.

Under such a premise, Zhou Qiu made such a splash in the distant Qi land, even if it sounded a little annoying, but it would not have any impact on the decisive battle under Suiyang City at all.

Thinking of this, Tianzi Qi finally took a deep breath, although he had already dissipated his anger, he did not forget to furrow his brows tightly, and made a posture of residual anger.

"What the Prime Minister said is reasonable;"

"But allowing such a villain as Zhou Qiu to continue to wreak havoc in Qi is really detrimental to the majesty of the Chang'an court."

With a deep voice, Tianziqi raised his head in a hum, quickly found a target among the courtiers, and then stood up from the couch.

"Now, among the seven kings of Qidi, the four kings of Jiaoxi, Jiaodong, Jinan, and Zichuan have raised troops."

"The king of Jibei originally planned to raise an army, but was captured by his own lieutenant; The king of Chengyang, who had not raised an army, had been coerced by Zhou Qiu. ”

"The only remaining king of Qi can only be trapped in his own capital: Linzi, which is attacked by the four kings of Jiaoxi, Jiaodong, Jinan, and Zichuan, as well as the rebels of Zhouqiu."

"Therefore, I plan to send troops to Qi to support the King of Qi, and by the way, suppress the rebellious Jiaodong, Jiaoxi, Jinan, Zichuan 40,000, and Zhouqiu!"

He said with a solemn face, and without waiting for the courtiers and officials in the hall to react, Tianzi Qi raised his head slightly and looked at the array of generals in the east seat of the court.

"General Luan Bu, who once served as the state minister of Yan State, and even Emperor Taizu Gao recognized General Luan's talent and virtue very much."

"The general Luan Bu led the troops, went east to Hangu, turned north from Xingyang, detoured to Handan, and went to Qidi."

"——After leading the army to Qidi, first relieve the siege of Linzi, and then, in order, destroy the four kings of Jiaoxi, Jiaodong, Jinan, and Zichuan!"

The Son of Heaven gave an order, and in the middle of the class, a veteran with gorgeous hair and a murderous aura on his body walked out, and bowed to the Son of Heaven.

"Chen Luanbu, obey Your Majesty's edict!"

bowed down to receive the order, and received the seal given by the Son of Heaven, Luan Bu retreated to the court.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Luan Bu had to reorganize the army and prepare for the expedition.

After giving the order of 'Luan Bu galloping to the aid of Qi Di', the anger on the face of the Son of Heaven dissipated;

Slowly sitting back on the imperial couch, the deep eyes of the Son of Heaven also glanced at the courtiers and officials in the palace in order.

"Zhao State, Qi State, Xingyang, Wuguan, and I have all sent troops to support;"

"And the rebels of Liu Bi and Liu Wu have also arrived at Suiyang City."

"I, it's time to send the main force of the counterinsurgency to support King Liang······"

The unhurried words finally provoked the courtiers and officials in the palace, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

——During this time, because 'the court has not yet sent troops to support King Liang', the courtiers and officials who were called by the Empress Dowager Dou and reprimanded in front of Changle Palace have basically covered the entire Chang'an court······

Even Prime Minister Shen Tujia was called by the Empress Dowager Dou and scolded without any scruples.

Indeed, as the Son of Heaven said: Zhao State, Xingyang, and Wuguan have all sent troops, and even the State of Qi near the sea is about to send troops to quell the rebellion;

If you don't send troops to support Suiyang, I'm afraid it will be a little too much.

And this time, Tianzi Qi, like Fang Cai, ordered Luan Bu to go out to conquer Qidi, and still didn't ask the sentence that Baiguan expected, 'Who should be sent to support Suiyang?' ’

"——When the first emperor was dying, he once held my hand tightly and explained to me: There are priorities, and Zhou Yafu can be the general."

A deep voice uttered, and Tianzi Qi couldn't help but look a little sad, and his eyes also went to Shentu Jiasa on the side of the hall.

"At that time, the prime minister was also present, and the prime minister also knew about the entrustment of the first emperor."

said another word, and when Shen Tujia nodded slowly, he saw Tianzi Qi on the royal couch take a deep breath.

After thinking for a while, I saw Tianzi Qi get up from the couch again, turned his head sideways very seriously, and looked at the military generals who were sitting in the east seat of the class.

"Edict!"

"-Worship Lieutenant Che Cavalry General Zhou Yafu, for the Captain!"

"From the day of the edict, within seven days, you must lead the counterinsurgency army and set off from Chang'an!"

The solemn tone resounded through the Xuan room, provoking the courtiers and officials in the hall to stand up in order and line up in two columns on both sides of the hall;

In the military general train of Dongxi, a stout general immediately walked out, kneeling in the center of the hall with great seriousness.

"Lieutenant Marquis Zhou Yafu, obey Your Majesty's edict!"

"Within seven days, the minister will personally lead the rebel army and start from Chang'an!"

"At most, it will be only in Xia and April, and the ministers will destroy the rebels of Wu and Chu!"

"-Minister, I would like to make a military order!"

"——It's better to give an order, and repay Your Majesty's letter with a head!!"

It took a bit of effort to find an Internet café, and it was even later.

Call~

It's finally out.

Normal updates will begin tomorrow.

Thank you for your understanding.

(End of chapter)